NPR People: Laura SullivanLaura Sullivan has been on NPR's National Desk since December of 2004. During her tenure, she's covered crime and punishment issues for Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Day to Day, and other NPR programs.'Angola 2' Leave Solitary Cells in La. After 36 Years- March 27, 2008 Two former Black Panthers imprisoned in Louisiana are out of solitary confinement for the first time since the 1970s. State corrections officials say Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox were moved into a "maximum security dormitory" earlier this week. Louisiana prison officials once said the men, known as the Angola 2, would never be moved.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89140779&ft=1&f=4624985 Burglaries on the Decline in the United States- March 12, 2008 Criminologists cite a number of factors for the trend, including the rise in private police forces and burglar alarms, better locks and the wide availability of cheap new electronics. As one former burglar puts it, "everybody has everything now."http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88074698&ft=1&f=4624985 FBI Director Faces Scrutiny on Anti-Terrorism Efforts- March 5, 2008 FBI Director Robert Mueller answered questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about allegations of abusing anti-terrorism powers. But he only feigned frustration when senators said his agency hasn't been fighting other kinds of crime the way it used to.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87928830&ft=1&f=4624985 |